Wil-Dog Abers, Director
Wil-Dog Abers is a three-time Grammy-winning musician, bass player,
composer, and producer. An LA native who grew up in the MacArthur Park
area, Wil-Dog played one of his first live shows in the park’s bandshell
at age 11. Shaped by periods of homelessness as a young person and years
of struggle with addiction, Wil-Dog found respite in youth activist
spaces like Radiotron, and went on to help start the Peace & Justice
Center in 1995. Simultaneously, he founded the band Ozomatli, which has
released several chart-topping albums, performed in 65 countries, and
pushed musical and political boundaries for over 25 years.